Ducks two years in the oil sands
Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrenc...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English |
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Montréal, Québec :
Drawn and Quarterly,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people. |
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| Physical Description: | 430 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781770462892 1770462899 |
| Author Notes: | The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time , The Washington Post , Vulture , NPR Books , and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books King Baby and The Princess and the Pony . Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family. |
